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Definition: Cheapness |
CheapnessNoun1. A price below the standard price. 2. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cheapness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1776. (references) |
Synonyms: CheapnessSynonyms: bargain rate (n), cut price (n), cut rate (n), sleaze (n), tackiness (n), tat (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Cheapness | Noun: cheapness, low price; depreciation; bargain; good penny; worth; snap. |
Worthlessness | Cheapness, shoddiness; low quality, poor quality. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Cheapness |
| Specialty definitions using "cheapness": Devil and Dr. Faustus. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Cheapness is not a sense (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) | |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Its tenderness and flavour, size and cheapness, were the themes of universal admiration |
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | The fabrication of arms at the national armories and by contract with the Department has been gradually improving in quality and cheapness. |
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| "Cheapness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Cheapness" is used about 73 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 73 | 39,105 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "cheapness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | رخص (authorise, authorize, be cheap, cheapen, clear, permit), رداءة النوع. (various references) | |
Chinese | 粗劣 (Cheap). (various references) | |
Czech | láce. (various references) | |
Finnish | huokeus, huokeahintaisuus (popular price), halpuus (humbleness). (various references) | |
French | mauvaise qualité, bas prix. (various references) | |
German | billigkeit (equity, fairness, feebleness, inexpensiveness, justness, lowness, pettiness, shabbiness, tackiness). (various references) | |
Greek | προστυχιά (baseness, lowness, scurrility, sordidness, villainy, vulgarity), φτήνια, ευτέλεια (baseness, meanness, worthlessness). (various references) | |
Hebrew | זיל "זול, זולות (baseness, meanness), זול (cheap, inexpensive, low, meretricious, shoddy). (various references) | |
Hungarian | olcsóság, gyenge minőség. (various references) | |
Italian | convenienza (advantage, advisability, convenience, expedience, expediency, fitness, gain, propriety, suitability), basso prezzo. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 案価 (low price), 値安 , 安価 (low price), 三文 (farthing). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ねやす, さ"も" (farthing, large triple gate to temple, temple gate), あ"か (bed warmer, foot warmer, low price, under the table, word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter). (various references) | |
Manx | neugheyrsnys. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eapnesschay.(various references) | |
Romanian | ieftinãtate. (various references) | |
Russian | дешевизна. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | jeftinoća. (various references) | |
Spanish | baratura. (various references) | |
Swedish | billighet (equity, justice). (various references) | |
Thai | ราคาถูก (low-priced, schlock, schlocky, shoestring). (various references) | |
Turkish | ucuzluk (dumping, sale, special offer), kalitesizlik (coarseness, ropeyarn, ropiness). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự rẻ. (various references) | |
Welsh | rhadlondeb (graciousness). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | vilitas. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cheapness": cheapnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Cheapness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chapess. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "cheapness" (pronounced khē"pnus) |
| 5 | -ē" p n u s | steepness. |
| 4 | -p n u s | crispness, dampness, sharpness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crookedness, cuteness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-h-n-p-s-s" | |
-1 letter: cheapens, encashes, enchases. | |
-2 letters: achenes, apheses, cheapen, encases, enchase, escapes, peaches, peahens, pechans, schnaps, seances, senecas, spahees, spences, sphenes. | |
-3 letters: achene, aspens, cashes, ceases, censes, chapes, chases, chasse, cheaps, cheeps, encase, encash, escape, hances, hanses, naches, pashes, passee, peaces, peahen, peasen, peases, pecans, pechan, phases, scapes, scenas, scenes, seance, seneca, shapen, shapes, sheens. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-h-n-p-s-s" | |
+2 letters: cheapnesses, preachiness, shankpieces. | |
+3 letters: patchinesses. | |
+4 letters: cheeseparings, graphicnesses, happenstances, paunchinesses, preachinesses, scenographers, scenographies. | |
+5 letters: affenpinschers, asthenospheric, physicalnesses, preanesthetics, steeplechasing. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Speeches 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Translations: Ancient 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Bibliography |
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